Has a rather thick north African accent.  

What thickness did you use?

You only need 1 inch thick to seal and insulate - not fill the bay.

That's real 1 inch thick tongue and groove wood planks on the walls.  

It’s gotten so bad—- I have 1 property where I allow pets and do not charge any pet fees, but still the tenants lay it on thick with their cats being ESO’s and this and that hoping I will not try to charge them more when the lease comes back up for renewal.This seems to be the new normal.

The thickness of the layer is usually 2mm and 3mm.

I like to start my "pitch" by letting them know that I am an investor and just got done watching a carlton sheets infomercial last night at 2 AM and wanted to buy there pending property for zero down and get cash back at closing.Once the tension gets really thick I then tell them I am totally kidding (which they are relieved about and are now smiling most of the time) I then go on to tell them my criteria (which is very specific) and that it looks like I just missed out on the deal they have that is pending and am wondering if there is any chance it may fall out.At first they tell me it's solid until I let them know that I ALWAYS buy through whomever tells me about a deal first and sell from that same person usually within 30 days me buying and rehabing it.I follow up with a template email letting them know my criteria and a link to my website (to hopefully establish some credibility) and then follow up on a regular basis to see if 1) if the deal I originally called about fell out 2) if they have anything new coming to market, any price reductions or know of any other agents that have good deals.This leads me to my buyers agent (wow that was a long winded way to get to the actual subject eh?).

Thankfully, this sort of thing makes my job easier, but it's a bit sad that banks aren't immune from piling it on thick with their own clients who often think their bank is looking out for them just because they've been with them a while.

All successful landlords have skin certified to be at least an inch thick!

Engineered hardwood is generally 5/16"-3/8" thick and only about 1.19 a sqft at your local Lumber Liquidators.